. >> this week, as is obama and former president clinton joined members at a memorial service for former house speaker tom foley. .e was a democrat the last five years, he was speaker of the house. the service was hold in the u.s. capitol's statue a tory hall -- statuary hall. 1.5 hours.s than >> president obama delivered the remarks at a memorial service >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the presentation of the colors, the singing of the united states national anthem, and the retiring of the colors. >> ? oh say can you see, by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. oh say does that star- spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave. ? now please be seated. >> now please be seated. >> ladies and gentlemen, let us begin by acknowledging a great friend of this institution , m